FTSE 100 Live: Stocks set for tug of war amid US-Iran mixed messages

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Markets are being pulled in countless directions from the conflicting information emerging around the conflict in the Middle East.

The FTSE 100 managed to shrug off some of these jitters yesterday and secure a finish 0.3 per cent higher as the price of oil slipped. https://www.cityam.com/ftse-100-live-stocks-set-for-tug-of-war-amid-us-iran-mixed-messages/">[...]

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